ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Escambia-class replenishment oiler

Okay, so imagine you're playing with toy boats in a bathtub. Sometimes the boats run out of fuel and need to fill up so they can keep moving. That's where the Escambia-Class Replenishment Oiler comes in!

This is a really big boat that carries a lot of fuel and supplies like food and water for other ships in the Navy. It has big hoses and pipes that can connect to other boats and transfer fuel and supplies from one boat to another.

It's kind of like a really large gas station on the water! The Escambia-Class Replenishment Oiler keeps other boats in the Navy moving by making sure they have enough fuel, food, and water to get where they need to go.